Opportunity Uncovered: How COVID-19 Accelerated Healthcare Transformation
The COVID-19 pandemic left an indelible mark on the healthcare landscape, spotlighting critical areas for improvement while accelerating transformations that were already underway. From addressing disparities in equity and access to adopting digital health strategies, the pandemic has forced healthcare to move swiftly to meet urgent needs.
Navigating Winter’s Triple Threat: Respiratory Challenges Demand Proactive Asthma Management
Families are bracing for a relentless season of airborne illnesses, compounded by the ongoing circulation of COVID-19 alongside the annual flu season. Adding to the complexity is the spike in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), particularly affecting young children and older adults.
Program Aims to Impact Public Health Through Informatics Training
The program teaches students how to analyze data about and for their communities. The goal is to have students identify and work to resolve a national blind spot to get ahead of the next pandemic and lift the quality of data collection throughout the entire industry.
CDC Pushing Environmental Control Reminders as Respiratory Infections Tick Upward
The CDC is urging hospitals to implement broader source control as COVID-19 cases are spiking across the country along with an uptick in cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. Influenza is also a concern, especially as schools are back in session.
Healthcare Facilities Called Upon to Continue Masking
Universal masking in healthcare facilities was adopted during the pandemic based on research that indicates masking could reduce the risk of respiratory viral transmission. Many healthcare organizations have lifted universal masking requirements since the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency earlier this year.
Study Details COVID-19 Misinformation by Physicians on Social Media
About one-third of COVID-19-related deaths in the United States were considered preventable if public health recommendations had been followed, the new research article says. Misinformation about COVID-19 by physicians is alarming because physicians are widely considered as trusted sources of information about public health recommendations.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 84 – Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic
On episode 84 of PSQH: The Podcast, Brianna Zink, Senior Director of Healthcare Product Strategy at Infor, talks about lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Former OSHA Chief: Agency Should Prepare for Next Pandemic
In a June 16 viewpoint article in JAMA, David Michaels, former assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health, wrote the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) should take steps to better protect workers in future pandemics, including issuing a federal pandemic preparedness standard.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 82 – Dealing with the Wave of COVID-Related Malpractice Lawsuits
On episode 82 of PSQH: The Podcast, Peter Kolbert, SVP for Healthcare Risk Advisors, talks about the new wave of malpractice lawsuits pertaining to the care of COVID-19 patients.
Using AI-Driven Insights to Understand COVID-19 Decision-Making
The study used a form of AI called a causal Bayesian network to map out these drivers and uncover a system-level understanding of barriers to help providers, healthcare organizations, and even government agencies create more effective strategies.